| New King James Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Now this is the genealogy of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. And sons were born to them after the flood. | 1These are the family records of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. They also had sons after the flood. |
| 2The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. | 2Japheth's sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. |
| 3The sons of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. | 3Gomer's sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. |
| 4The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. | 4And Javan's sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. |
| 5From these the coastland peoples of the Gentiles were separated into their lands, everyone according to his language, according to their families, into their nations. | 5The coastland peoples spread out into their lands. These are Japheth's sons by their clans, in their nations. Each group had its own language. |
| 6The sons of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. | 6Ham's sons: Cush, Egypt, Put, and Canaan. |
| 7The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtechah; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan. | 7Cush's sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. And Raamah's sons: Sheba and Dedan. |
| 8Cush begot Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one on the earth. | 8Cush fathered Nimrod, who was the first powerful man on earth. |
| 9He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.” | 9He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the LORD. That is why it is said, "Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the LORD." |
| 10And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. | 10His kingdom started with Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. |
| 11From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah, | 11From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, Calah, |
| 12and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (that is the principal city). | 12and Resen, between Nineveh and the great city Calah. |
| 13Mizraim begot Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, | 13Mizraim fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim, |
| 14Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines and Caphtorim). | 14Pathrusim, Casluhim (the Philistines came from them), and Caphtorim. |
| 15Canaan begot Sidon his firstborn, and Heth; | 15Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn, then Heth, |
| 16the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite; | 16the Jebusites, the Amorites, the Girgashites, |
| 17the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite; | 17the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, |
| 18the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were dispersed. | 18the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the Canaanite clans scattered. |
| 19And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon as you go toward Gerar, as far as Gaza; then as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha. | 19The Canaanite border went from Sidon going toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and going toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim as far as Lasha. |
| 20These were the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands and in their nations. | 20These are Ham's sons, by their clans, according to their languages, in their own lands and their nations. |
| 21And children were born also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder. | 21And Shem, Japheth's older brother, also had sons. Shem was the father of all the sons of Eber. |
| 22The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. | 22Shem's sons were Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. |
| 23The sons of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. | 23Aram's sons: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. |
| 24Arphaxad begot Salah, and Salah begot Eber. | 24Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. |
| 25To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan. | 25Eber had two sons. One was named Peleg, for during his days the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan. |
| 26Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, | 26And Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, |
| 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, | 27Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, |
| 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, | 28Obal, Abimael, Sheba, |
| 29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. | 29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were Joktan's sons. |
| 30And their dwelling place was from Mesha as you go toward Sephar, the mountain of the east. | 30Their settlements extended from Mesha to Sephar, the eastern hill country. |
| 31These were the sons of Shem, according to their families, according to their languages, in their lands, according to their nations. | 31These are Shem's sons by their clans, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations. |
| 32These were the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their nations; and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood. | 32These are the clans of Noah's sons, according to their family records, in their nations. The nations on earth spread out from these after the flood. |
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